This weekend, nestled in the exquisite Michigan township of Harbor Springs, fifteen of the very best Melges 32 performance racing yachts will compete for one of the fleets most coveted titles, that of U.S. National Champion.  Hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club (LTYC) and guided by the careful hand of PRO Bruce Golison, every team is excited about taking part in the four-day long Nationals, marking the fifth championship of its kind for the Melges 32 Class. It is also being he...

Image by Fiona Brown. Cultra, Northern Ireland - The ability of the Irish to throw a good party has never been in any doubt, but the 2010 Dragon Irish Championship, sponsored by Belfast Harbour, supported by North Down Borough Council and hosted by the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (RNIYC) in Cultra, has confirmed that they also know how to host a darned fine regatta too.  For four days and four nights the eighteen-strong fleet enjoyed outstanding raci...

Image by Carloni Grasso . A few days ago British SB3 sailor Jerry Hill, along with his crew Joe Llewellyn and Grant Rollerson pulled off a spectacular victory on Lake Garda ahead of a hundred plus fleet, to be crowned 2010 Volvo SB3 World Champions. Offshore Rules sat down with Jerry immediately on his return to the UK, to find out exactly how his World Championship win had fallen into place. We started by asking about Jerry’s competitive sailing backg...